During his nine-fight and four-year stint with the UFC, McFedries posted a respectable 4-5 record against some very tough opponents. The hard-hitting Iowan posted wins over the likes of Alessio Sakara and Xavier Foupa-Pokam while losses came to contenders such as Martin Kampmann, Patrick Cote and Thales Leites.

All of McFedries’ UFC wins came via first-round knockout (three in 68 seconds or less). However, a recent 1-3 skid resulted in his UFC release.

Villasenor, meanwhile, fights for another big promotion following stints with King of the Cage, PRIDE, EliteXC and his current home, Strikeforce. Recently, he snapped a four-fight win streak (the second-longest of his career) with a unanimous-decision loss to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery.”

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